Bench RGIII? It will only help him

6:00 PM,
Nov. 27, 2013

A physical and mental break would be beneficial for both Robert Griffin III and the team.

Written by

Sally Jenkins

It's time to put Kirk Cousins on the field, and to say so is not to slight Robert Griffin III, though he will certainly take it as an affront to his lordliness. It's simply that a couple of pressureless Sundays might be the best thing for Griffin, give him a chance to exercise the brainchild in him, to study the game with that very good mind of his, instead of getting hit in the mouth from all sides.

Last season, he was a day-glo shock of talent, a solar flare, possessed of a purer energy than any quarterback we've ever seen. This season, he's trying to learn his craft, while hauling a knee brace the size of a ...